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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Murphy trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Cooper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Murphy is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooper's hands.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Brian Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Cooper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Cooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Murphy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Cooper checks it.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Brian Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Cooper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Murphy motions for Cooper to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy slips under a jab from Cooper.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Cooper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy cracks Cooper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooper thinking.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooper clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Murphy tries a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy tries a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Cooper.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooper's sensitive parts.
Cooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Cooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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